Twelve teams – including Virgin – on FIA’s 2010 Season list

The FIA published the entry list for the 2010 world championship on Monday evening, featuring 12 rather than the expected 13 teams. According to Formula One racing’s governing body, this is related to Toyota’s planned withdrawal and an announcement regarding their entry will be made in due course.

Other points to note are that Brawn, as expected, plan to change their name following their takeover by Mercedes Benz, while newcomers Manor are officially entered as Virgin, even though the team has yet to make an announcement on their title sponsor. Red Bull retain their Renault engine supply.

The full entry list of constructors and drivers as published by the FIA is as follows:

McLaren Mercedes1 Jenson Button (GB)2 Lewis Hamilton (GB)

Brawn Mercedes Benz*3 Nico Rosberg (D)4 TBA

Red Bull Racing Renault5 Sebastian Vettel (D)6 Mark Webber (AUS)

Ferrari7 Felipe Massa (BR)8 Fernando Alonso (E)

Williams Cosworth9 Rubens Barrichello (BR)10 Nico Hulkenberg (D)

Renault11 Robert Kubica (PL)12 TBA

Force India Mercedes14 Adrian Sutil (D)15 Vitantonio Liuzzi (I)

STR Ferrari16 Sebastien Buemi (CH)17 TBA

Lotus Cosworth18 TBA19 TBA

Campos Dallara20 TBA21 Bruno Senna (BR)

US F1 Cosworth22 TBA23 TBA

Virgin Cosworth24 Timo Glock (D)25 TBA

* This team has indicated its intention to change its team name to Mercedes Grand Prix prior to the start of the 2010 season.

– Toyota Motorsport GmbH remains formally bound by the Concorde Agreement to put forward a team for participation, though it has indicated that it will not be in a position to do so. An announcement will be made regarding this entry in due course.